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Zirakpur is a town in Mohali District, Punjab, neighboring Mohali, India. It is set on the foothills of Shivalik hills. It is part of the tehsil Dera Bassi. It is the gateway to Chandigarh from Delhi. This town is situated on the junction of national highways Himalayan Expressway, National Highway 5 (India) towards Shimla, Ambala Chandigarh Expressway towards Ambala and National Highway 7 (India) towards Patiala.

Key facts

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Zirakpur
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Town
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India Punjab
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Location in Punjab, India
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Country
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District
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Punjab
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Mohali
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Metric
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350
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95,553
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2011
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auto
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Official
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IST

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Wikidata facts

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satellite city
Country
India
Elevation
350
Time zone
UTC+05:30
Image
Zirakpur.jpg
Dialing code
17280
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postal code
140603
Commons category
Zirakpur
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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • Areas nearby
  • Sectors in Zirakpur
  • History
  • Public transport and traffic
  • Sports
  • Demographics
  • Languages
  • Politics
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Zirakpur is a town in Mohali District, Punjab, neighboring Mohali, India. It is set on the foothills of Shivalik hills. It is part of the tehsil Dera Bassi. It is the gateway to Chandigarh from Delhi. This town is situated on the junction of national highways Himalayan Expressway, National Highway 5 (India) towards Shimla, Ambala Chandigarh Expressway towards Ambala and National Highway 7 (India) towards Patiala.

==Areas nearby== Dayalpura: The nearest area to the planned urban estate of Aerocity, IT city Mohali and Chandigarh International Airport. The 200 ft wide planned road through Dayalpura would connect Zirakpur directly to Besttech tower chauk in Mohali near Chandigarh border, shortening the distance of whole Zirakpur. There is a large chunk of shaamlat (Municipal council) land, where govt has planned a Govt Medical College & hospital like GMCH 32. A top-class stadium for special sportspersons, a police station, a fire station, startup incubation centre, and a big municipal park are also planned here because of the need and demand. A new high-end market with ample parking is going to come up on 82 ft wide that would connect 'High Ground Road' to Airport Road and Aerocity. The area is a leading destination in attracting real estate investments in Zirakpur. HighGround road is becoming the next VIP road. Chatt: The Chattbir Zoo (Mahinder Singh Zoological park) is famous all around northern India, and sees a large number of daily tourists. A lake is being planned adjacent Chattbir and Shatabgarh on the dam on river Ghaghar.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zirakpur” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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